Schools facing $3.5 million shortfall

Trustees begin budget process

12:56 PM,
Jan. 24, 2013

Written by

Robert Perea
rperea@masonvalleynews.com

Making budget cuts the past two years during declining state revenues has been an often contentious process for the Lyon County School District Board of Trustees.

Hoping to make the process less difficult, the Trustees were scheduled to begin discussions on its fiscal 2013-14 budget Tuesday night, where they must find a way to deal with a budget shortfall of more than $3.5 million.

According to information provided in the agenda packet, the district's anticipated loss of local, state and federal revenue from the current fiscal year is projected to be $1,638,468. The District is also facing ...